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Old 08-12-2008, 05:01 AM   #8
Sheila
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Reading what Bonnie wrote brougfht back an old memory from Puerto Vallarta Mexico...Never having taken Spanish class in high school, I was in Mexico in the early 70's, with my husband and his parents. My mother in law was "body surfing" and ended up with muchos sand in the pants...which in turn caused irritation or minor "sandblasting" to the crotch....being a nurse, I took her to a pharmacy type place, looking for some type of cream to soothe the irritation...EVERYTHING was in SPANISH....so I am thinking, they have to have Desitin..perfect for a babies bottom, perfect for my mother in law....I found a package called Desenexo...this was it, the perfect solution...I grabbed it & purchased it like I had found the cure for smallpox. I presented it to my mother in law , who in turn respected my medical advice, and began applying the cream....about 15 minutes later she called me...her unmentionables were on fire, this cream had caused a "volcano" in her pants.....oh yeah, I had purchased Desinex for Athletes foot.....could this be why she is my "former" mother in law? Be careful what you purchase unless you are fluent in spanish.
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Diagnosed at age 49.99999 2/21/2002 via Mammography (Calcifications)
Core Biopsy 2/22/02
L. Mastectomy 2/25/2002
Stage 1, 0.7cm IDC, Node Neg from 19 nodes Her2+++ ER PR Neg
6/2003 Reconstruction W/ Tissue Expander, Silicone Implant
9/2003 Stage IV with Mets to Supraclavicular nodes
9/2003 Began Herceptin every 3 weeks
3/2006 Xeloda 2500mg/Herceptin for recurrence to neck nodes
3/2007 Added back the Xeloda with Herceptin for continued mets to nodes
5/2007 Taken Off Xeloda, no longer working
6/14/07 Taxol/Herceptin/Avastin
3/26 - 5/28/08 Taxol Holiday Whopeeeeeeeee
5/29 2008 Back on Taxol w Herceptin q 2 weeks
4/2009 Progression on Taxol & Paralyzed L Vocal Cord from Nodes Pressing on Nerve
5/2009 Begin Rx with Navelbine/Herceptin
11/09 Progression on Navelbine
Fought for and started Tykerb/Herceptin...nodes are melting!!!!!
2/2010 Back to Avastin/Herceptin
5/2010 Switched to Metronomic Chemo with Herceptin...Cytoxan and Methotrexate
Pericardial Window Surgery to Drain Pericardial Effusion
7/2010 Back to walking a mile a day...YEAH!!!!
9/2010 Nodes are back with a vengence in neck
Qualified for TDM-1 EAP
10/6/10 Begin my miracle drug, TDM-1
Mixed response, shrinking internal nodes, progression skin mets after 3 treatments
12/6/10 Started Halaven (Eribulen) /Herceptin excellent results in 2 treatments
2/2011 I CELEBRATE my 9 YEAR MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!
7/5/11 begin Gemzar /Herceptin for node progression
2/8/2012 Gemzar stopped, Continue Herceptin
2/20/2012 Begin Tomo Radiation to Neck Nodes
2/21/2012 I CELEBRATE 10 YEARS
5/12/2012 BeganTaxotere/ Herceptin is my next miracle for new node progression
6/28/12 Stopped Taxotere due to pregression, Started Perjeta/Herceptin
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